Ongoing research

The Animal Science Department of University of California, Davis is conducting a survey in order to design an effective rancher educational program. All collected information will remain anonymous, and will be used to improve educational programs as well as continue to benefit to the beef industry.

Reposted from UC Berkeley News Spotted owls, native to the old-growth forests of the West Coast, have already lost much of their former habitat to logging. Without active forest management, the birds now risk losing even more of their remaining habitat to wildfire, a new paper argues.

The last two weeks of June were filled with the activity of high school students brought from Reedley College for experiential learning about math and science in agriculture.

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Book of the Month - Fire The Landscaper Ornamental Plant of the Month - Daylilies Edible Plant of the Month - Beets Recipe of the Month - Upside-Down Caramel Apricot Tarts Events, see fliers for details: Second Saturday at the Library, July 13, 10 am to noon.

In the meantime, stay cool and consider your shade garden. And here's just one small tip to think about. When you water your plants, be certain to occasionally flush out those plants such as Bromeliads that tend to pool water in their cups.

In this issue: Managing Livestock Nutrition on Dry Forage. Fire season is upon us. Planning for planned power outages. Coccidiosis in Sheep and Goats. Sierra Harvest Land Match Program. Observations of Blue Oaks Needed. USDA will require RFID Brucellosis Tags.

Seven years ago, I wrote a blog on wild onion, Allium triquetrum.[1] Since that time, I've learned that I actually have one type of wild onion in my yard and another plant that initially looks like wild onion or wild garlic, Nothoscordum gracile, but actually is not.

Sacramento Valley Almond News - July, 2019 Contents: Cover Crop Seed Selection Summer-Fall Almond Orchard Management Considerations 2019 IPM Breakfast Meetings...

Pepino Dulce Common Name: Pepino Dulce or Pepino Melon Solanum muricatum Planting Zone: Sunset 15 and 16, 23 and 24 Size: 2-3 feet tall, spreading to about 4 feet wide.